Watch a Podcast on our District’s Future

A video podcast outlining the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District’s mission and vision is now available here, thanks to the Ohio iTunes U project. PC users who don’ t have iTunes can get it here.

The CH-UH podcast details three ways in which the District is working to prepare all students for the jobs of the future, including a new technology program to provide middle and high school students with laptops to learn in a wireless environment, a partnership with neighboring John Carroll University to create Professional Development Schools at Gearity Elementary and Wiley Middle, creating a PreK – 16 learning community, and a planned Chinese immersion program which will ultimately be an elementary international academy.

The podcast is part of  the Ohio iTunes U project, a platform from iTunes and the State of Ohio showcasing the state’s educational resources, professional development materials, best practices, and student samples.  The project is part of the state’s educational technology initiative, eTech Ohio.

“We greatly appreciate the opportunity to be part of the Ohio iTunes U Project and contribute content that highlights the enhanced educational practices occurring in our state,” Interim Superintendent Christine Fowler-Mack said. “Our video podcast, Focusing on the Future, allows us to share our vision for the future of this District. It shows initiatives that are designed to help our students prepare for college and success in the global economy.”

The District’s press release has more details.

More information about iTunes U can be found on Apple’s website.

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Find out what’s new at this year’s Canterbury Science Fair, how Principal Kevin Harrell is working to develop students’ critical thinking skills, the value of flexible grouping in classrooms, and much more! It’s all in the current issue of Canterbury Tales, one of the Neighborhood Newsletters from Reaching Heights. Read them all here.